We booked our trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand with one thing on the agenda – Elephants. Chiang Mai was the perfect setting to tick ‘visit an elephant jungle sanctuary’ off our bucket list, and Elephant Nature Park proved to be the perfect place. Thank you to Elephant Nature Park for all that they do, visiting […]

Traveling as a full-time university student requires some serious saving. One of the first questions you guys ask me is how I afford to go on all these trips and live out of home, while not having a stable job. I’ve narrowed down what I’ve learned in the last three years into these three budget tips […]

Southeast Asia has become a popular region for student travel. While it can be a little bit expensive getting there, and you can certainly have a high-priced vacation if you’re looking for one, this is also a part of the world where you can have amazing experiences on a budget. Broadly speaking accommodations are affordable, […]

I’ve made a lot of travel mistakes. So many, in fact, that I made a student travel blog just to telling others not to go out and make the same ones. The mistake I made last week deserves a blog post all to itself. It’s a simple flight booking mistake, but it cost me 500$. […]

I quickly realized how little I knew about the world when I started planning my first Southeast Asia trip to Thailand and Bali. Southeast Asia is popular for budget travellers but planning my trip there hasn’t been easy. Because I’m a travel blogger, people assume that I love planning and researching travel. Although I definitely do, […]

A Vancouver Island road trip should be on everyone’s summer bucket list. The little island in Western Canada is a paradise between May and September – there is lush greenery everywhere and temperatures can reach +30 and above. If you’re looking for a place to cruise down scenic Canadian mountain roads and drink patio beers […]

On nearly everyone’s instagram, there’s the classic “ wish I was here instead of studying” throwback travel photo (guilty). Most people post that photo, get another coffee, and then get back to studying. But if you wish you were traveling, you can make it happen as a full-time student. I’ve focused my blog on student […]

If you’re looking for a getaway far away from selfie sticks and tour buses, try this list of my favorite underrated and affordable places for weekend trips in Europe. A lot of students flock to their bucket list cities; the top places students go, according to College Tourist and Student Universe, are Paris, London, Amsterdam, […]

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About Kate

Kate is a Travel Blogger, Freelance writer, and University student based in Victoria, Canada. Kate's tips and personal stories help students aspiring to venture abroad during their degree and graduate with international memories.